Disembodied Heads in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Disembodied Heads in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9789004253551
ISBN-13 : 9004253556
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Download or read book Disembodied Heads in Medieval and Early Modern Culture written by Barbara Baert and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussing medieval and early modern 'disembodied heads' this collection questions the why and how of the primacy of the head in the bodily hierarchy during the premodern period. On the basis of beliefs, mythologies and traditions concerning the head, they come to an ‘cultural anatomy’ of the head.


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